Reviews (page 5 of 15)
It’s tough to express just how big a deal the hype was around this back in 1997 leading to its release. It was going to start a revolution a la grunge and Nirvana. And then that just did NOT happen. Filler for thousands of used CD sections. As such, its inclusion here is more of a curio, a footnote to OK Computer or the swing music craze.
Coming back to The Fat of the Land after a long time, it still sounds undeniably powerful. Tracks like “Smack My Bitch Up,” “Breathe,” and “Firestarter” haven’t lost any of their impact. It’s electronic music with a punk attitude, and that raw energy is exactly why it still feels so cool.
not my thing
Not my type of music, the early rave scene.
the album starts and ends in an aggresive and violent tone but in the middle it tones down (just a little), gets a little more repetitive. i kinda wish it kept the super high energy throughout the whole album. the lyrics are whatever. nevertheless, the album is great, it's iconic. definitely not an album (or the band in general) that you just sit and listen to, you have to experience it, whether in a party, rave or a live show (which i did and it was amazing!)
One of my favourite dance albums. Amazing production, great vocals and some timeless classics. The world is a poorer place without Keith Flint and The Prodigy in it
Got a couple iconic songs, the rest is also fine. Not bad at all, but not my music after all
Some good ol' RUGGA RUGGA electronic I somehow heard this cover way before I ever heard Prodigy's original Firestarter and I still think it is such a beautiful rendition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPI3b9iPSN0
Hadde sistelåta vært sløyfet, så hadde plata vært perfekt. Kool Keith på Diesel Power er så forbanna rått.
This might be the single greatest work out album I've heard (tied with The Second Toughest in the Infants for favorite running album. Smack My Bitch Up and Breathe and both outstanding. I don't much care for the Diesel Power (not a huge Kool Keith fan these days) or Funky Shit. But when I'm running it's all good. 5 for exercising and 3 for casual headphone listening. 4/5
hell yeah dude
Ok. But not really my music.
The album used in every late 90s to early 2000s action movie.
Not my normal go to but I definitely didn’t mind it. The only reason I’m rating it as low as I am is that my boss plays this album on repeat almost every day at work and I’ve heard it probably 3000+ times at this point. Not something I’d ever normally listen to either way.
Honestly this was a refreshing album to get, far away from the usual dad rock or British punk on here. An iconic electronic sound of the 90s and early 00s, the tracks here were more recognizable than one would assume at first glance. Overall a fun listen
Strong start to this album with some incredible bangers. The second half is hit and miss, but held aloft by the hit track Firestarter. This is definitely an album worthy of this list, with a handful of impressive and famous tracks, as well as its iconic album art.
CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE CRAB RAVE This is a hard one to rate for me. I really enjoyed the groove and feel of most tracks, and they transitioned pretty smoothly. However, as with most electronic dance albums, most songs went on for too long and some had quite problematic lyrics. It’s not aged that well… 5.5/10
Nah. No me llegó. Ta bueno un tema, dos. Después se hace monótono o, si cambia, no hace nada interesante. Y eso que la onda electrónica suma al juego este. 5/10
Ugh. I own this. I had to check the date to remind me that even at 27 years old, the frontal lobe has not matured enough to decipher hype from excellence. I listened to exactly 1:49 min before I had to turn it off. To my credit, I don’t think I’ve listened to the entirety of this album.
This was very much the music that was happening when I was coming into adulthood. I always preferred the approach to this kind of music exemplified by the Chemical Brothers and Boards of Canada (and going back, the Bowie/Eno/Krautrock stuff is what always moved me the most). The Prodigy always sounded like the harder-edged, all-we-do-is-get-drunk-and-jump-up-and-down version of electronica. Not my thing. And looking back, it just sounds like the first flowering of the tweaked, compressed, fully digital, fully Pro Tools music we hear today. And I'm not sure that's a good thing.
I don't have anything to say about this album other than I was glad when the last song finished.
Not for me
Punchy tunes, aggressive fancy music, not music for your nan to listen to.
Hasn't aged well and a reminder of why I never "got" The Prodigy.
Super! Nice and heavy!
I wouldn't have expected to be into an album of this type of energetic electronic music. I know basically nothing of the context for this genre but this is great. Very fun, varied, heavy, punchy and high-energy. This is one of those albums that I probably would have never listened to had it not been for having embarked on this journey as I've never really thought to listen to this kind o music. Amazing production, which I assume is to be expected from electronica. 4/5 P.S.: like with many other people in this page, my very first thought when I first saw the cover of the album was the crab rave video. This cover picture is honestly amazing.
Started strong, fell off a bit after the first two songs but the pace picked back up at Firestarter. Overall an enjoyable listen.
Mixed feelings about this one. Lyrically it's bad (particularly the first track), but that's clearly not the point in this type of music. Musically it's OK. The positives are that there's a bit of variety, with the majority being synth/sampling, each track has lots of different sounds and interesting stuff going on, and some of it goes pretty hard and was quite enjoyable. Negatives (for me) are that I'm just not into this type of music. I found the middle of the album really quite... boring? From "Diesel Power" onwards I was just really not that interested. The tracks got really repetitive to the point that they almost got a bit grating. If I was off my face at a rave... maybe this would be peak. Sat at work, not so much. There's strong nostalgia here for me, because this album was huge in my childhood. These tracks popped up everywhere in media; adverts, games, videos etc. so I think I knew every track on the album already, but I think that might be the only thing saving it from relegation to a 2.
Highlights - All of the below go very hard Breathe Funky Shit Serial Thrilla Firestarter The first song is obviously dodgy and I question it's reason to exist because it sounds like a beta of Firestarter. But the rest of the album is fine and the beats are infectious. I kinda love and hate his voice. It's super iconic, aggressive and powerful but also grating over the course of an entire album. I think I'd have liked this album more if: - I enjoyed his voice more/there was less of it - the album had less misogyny - it was a touch shorter Very low 4
Love the Prodigy, iconic
Jaa lekkeeerrr
every song is the same but it WORKS
Nie dla mnie, okładka wygląda jakby była inspiracją dla tego mema „Obama is gone”, ale to jedyny plus dla mnie.
Not my genre
Да, это классика. Хиты Prodigy такая же важная часть культурного наследия моего поколения, как San Andreas и Winamp. Клип на Smack My Bitch Up я переписывал у моего друга на "болванку" - ввиду ограниченности контента и способов его передачи мы делились только самым крутым и хайповым. Но проблема в том, что я всегда знал только хиты. В прошлом году я погрузился в альбомы группы, но не могу сказать, что какие-то треки меня особо впечатлили. Как будто момент уже давно упущен, и сейчас они могли бы приносить хотя бы ностальгическое удовольствие. Переслушав культовый The Fat of the Lamb, я могу лишь отметить, насколько легендарны, шедевральны и влиятельны синглы альбома, но остальное слишком теряется на их фоне. Это отличная музыка, особенно чтобы поработать с ней на фоне, но без вау-эффекта. Отдельно отметил бы разве что Climbatize, от вступления которого я просто улетаю. Просто предвижу много пятерок, но сам такое поставить не могу.
Величайшее произведение в истории человечества.
Было стойкое ощущение, что уже слушал альбом раньше, но оказалось, что нет, так даже интереснее. 3 главных хита хорошие, хотя любимые песни группы у меня иные. А вот дальше уже отдельный разговор. Я кайфую от антуража и эстетики практически всех основных жанров британской электроники 90ых, но, за редким исключением, сама музыкальная часть совершенно не находит во мне отклик. Творчество The Prodigy, к сожалению, в список исключений не входит. Наверное, на рэйвах это все работает на ура, но в иных более спокойных условиях мне просто скучно слушать их треки.
Лучшая песня: Smack my bitch up Худшая: Narayan Классика, что уж говорить
Причина тряски? Альбом продиджи
из-за главных хитов ожидал большего и от остального, но не дождался, и все же ниже 4х поставить не могу.
величие
Отцы. Иконы. Легенды. Греет душу представлять как люди открывают для себя рейвы и танцуют под это, но я наркотики не ем поэтому
Возможно, если бы в 90-е были рейвы для детей младшего школьного возраста, а в 00-е я не сидела бы в каком-то бункере, то была бы большой фанаткой этой группы и конкретно этого альбома. Альбом прослушала на одном дыхании, потрясывая головой в такт. Эссекс даёт танцевальной музыке настоящие таланты
Когда увидел этот альбом в рандомайзере - обрадовался. Это снова что-то культовое, что я не слушал полностью. Но на деле пришло небольшое разочарование из-за опять же большого количества филлерных песен. Бэнгеры слушаются заебись, под остальное, наверное, прикольнее тупо разъебываться на рейве. Честная оценка 3.5, но округлим в большую сторону.
First track is awful. Whether it was intended or not, it depicts awful things. I enjoyed the rest of the album.
A very fun and energizing listen for another freezing cold morning. This electronica album has the vocal and rock elements that make the genre enjoyable to me. The band’s three biggest hits are on here (‘Breathe’ is easily the best one) and the other songs are mostly all good as well. There’s a couple songs on the back half that create a bit of a lull, otherwise this would have been in contention for a coveted 5; all that said, this is a strong 4/5. Other electronic/dance albums are going to have a hard time beating this one in my ears.
I've been listening to one song on this album for about 2 years now on my workout playlist. It's gotten me through some really hard workouts. Very good album.
ehhh..
voce ja se sentiu assim 🦀🦀🦀 Extremamente bem executado, porém não me encantou da forma que esperava. Talvez no gênero do breakbeat eu prefiro algo mais intenso. Porém é bem provável que minha nota aumente com o tempo. Abraços chico science.
la verdad me precio muy bueno, me lo disfrute, y la verdad chimba. le quiero poner 5 estrellas pero me da cosita que ya llevo muchos albums de 5 estrellas mk. si el próximo tb es de 5 voy a reevaluarlos todos
Preteen me thought the first song was sick. The rest of the album is cool electronic and I can’t deny it.
Great
Good pump up album for a very specific vibe. Techno punk?
Nah, dude, this sucks shit. Thanks a bunch for making me listen to "Smack My Bitch Up." I don't get why this is here. I guess maybe they've influenced some modern EDM stuff? But honestly there's just nothing fun about it musically, and it just doesn't seem to have all that much to say. I knew the singles well enough because I was alive then, but could have gotten by just fine without hearing the whole album. (Also I hope this bad cameo isn't the only time Kool Keith makes an appearance on this list)
not for me, I understand the appeal but not for me
Saw them in 1997 when this came out, amazing live band back in the day. Still holds up nearly 30 years later.
Barely listenable but two bangers get it two a 2.
This whole thing sounds like the 90s. But aside from the bangers, everything else sounded like covers of their own songs.
This sounds like something I would have really enjoyed when it came out. Lots of good stuff on this record.
You don't like to dance you say? You don't need ecstasy to dance. But you do need to play this loud. Yes, louder than normal loud. Then maybe, just maybe, you will dance.
Any day of the week
A lot of weak fillers but the classics go hard. 2/5
Yeah, banger Fave track: Smack my Bitch Up
🦀🦀🦀🦀 / 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 4/5
Still holds up - singles very strong
Uhhh bela forma de começar a manhã. Adorei os beats. Nunca ouvi tao facilmente uma música de 9 minutos
This gets an extra star because I recognize that it was influential and basically the first of its kind to hit mainstream. That said, this is not my jam. Half the beats sound like farts in an aluminum trashcan. It's full of energy -- and that energy extends, almost monotonously, the whole album. Also, how come no one ever told Keith Flint that an inverse mohawk is basically a baldspot?
Narayan could do with being another 9 minutes
There's some decent beats here, but overall I found it repetitive and annoying. I pretty much just don't like the genre. 2.5
I'm not a big fan of Dance music, but I quite liked this album which opens with the highly controversial "Smack My Bitch Up", although after a while all of tracks began to sound the same.
I might have squealed a bit when I saw this album come up. I've owned it since the day it was released, and it still holds up remarkably well. Some absolute classic bangers on here. Hard to be objective about one of my favorite albums of all time. May be the easiest 5 stars I've given yet.
The cover art is the best thing about this album
Nicht wirklich für meine Ohren!
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Saved some bangers.
Not my favourite genre
Way better than it should be. Smack My Bitch Up gets me too jacked up. I’ve had that, Climbatize and Breathe on the gym Rodri on lately. The rest of the album is fine.
Like the last one from The Prodigy, this is way too long. Breathe and Firestarter are fucking bangin’ tracks that I still hear sampled/remixed today
Listened in the car to and from my parents. Finally after a bunch of boring, safe, or otherwise just pleasant music I get something that gets me blood flowing! From front to back it's just dripping in violent, angry, post-Thatcher British energy and I couldn't get enough. Still feels like listening to the future and I'm dancing in the club on Omega in Mass Effect 2. Almost 30 years later and maybe we need to start praising the Firestarters again. A classic.
Rave apocalypse in a leather jacket. Rating: 4.6/5 Short Review: This album is pure adrenaline. Loud, aggressive, and built for chaos, it feels like running through a city at night with your heart in your throat. Favorite Track: Breathe. Snarling, unhinged, and impossible to ignore.
Really couldn’t get on witb this at all
I remember when I was younger and we all shared an iTunes account, my brother had downloaded Smack My Bitch Up and I thought I'd get in trouble if I listened to it. I can see now I was missing out on some great music. Can't help but wonder what else I've missed out on because I didn't like swear words 😔
крабеке
Fantastic. Techno madness.
8 / 10
Yooo
15 seconds in, this is so my shit. I think you have to be in the right mood to enjoy this wall of sound. Fortunately, I'm in that mood most days.
Quite good, interesting reading about the approach to sampling used. 3.8 stars
Goes hard. Kinda like eurobeat but rap coded. 4/5
So I'm familiar with several songs on this album - as would be anyone with a pulse in 1999. Smack, Breathe, and Firestarter were everywhere back then. At the time, the sound and energy seemed attractive and interesting just like Korn, Limp Bizkit, and much of Blink 182. And like those bands, after 30+ years it doesn't sound as fresh or entertaining. In fact, several songs in and the thumping beat and background tracking just feels repetitive and annoying. Old man grumpy? Maybe. But I doubt I'm alone. I award 1 bonus point for the mentioned songs but even with, for me, this is just a 3.
“Solid”
Quel banger!? Alors ça c’est une vrai découverte. J’ai adoré chaque minutes de cet album. Je suis contente d’être tombé sur ce site. Sinon je n’aurais probablement jamais écouté cet album. Facilement un de mes albums préférés désormais.
not my vibe but it's a vibe!
Brings me back to high school house parties! They are the best at doing music I don't enjoy!
Fun to workout to!
I can understand the appeal
Still a propulsive and exciting album. Doesn’t quite sustain the quality across all the tracks but when it works, it works incredibly well!
Fun electronic dance album. Personally, I would give it a 6/10. Not entirely my vibe but also not bad.
Ok beats and cringe lyrics.
Classic
Oh, great more fucking techno…and the morning after my pug decided to hurl on the bed in the middle of the night no less 😒
Verbal meme: Bernie Sanders standing in a winter coat I am once again asking why we need multiple middling albums from artists, electronic and otherwise. 2.5 stars. Rounding up because the 3 singles are still solid.
One of the best music videos of all time was made for Firestarter. Breathe is another banger but the rest of the album feels severely dated. But it still stands that Firestarter was a leap in electronic music. "I'm the bitch you hated."
Solid.
Muut kuin sinkkujulkaisut ei hirveästi iskenyt. Silti ihan ok. 3,25/5.
Not my thing
Maybe it's nostalgia, but this album is a jam. A lot of catchy beats and some big hits with "Breathe" and "Firestarter". Normally this kind of music isn't my thing, but it was fun and upbeat. 4/5
Yes!!
Some classic great tracks, fire starter is epic, smack my bitch up goes hard in th paint. Great for when you need some extra energy
After listening to the other album by Prodigy, suggested by this site, I thought that I was done with this group's albums. Imagine my horror when I saw today's suggestion as ever since the first Prodigy album I had listened to, I have compared every new album suggested, in my head, with the thought that at least it wasn't as bad as the Prodigy album; however, I thought every group deserves a second chance, so I listened to this album. Although I didn't think this album was as bad as the first one, it was only a slight step up, and I've decided from this day forward, I'm not going to waste my time listening to anymore Prodigy albums. Their constant repetition in both lyrics and music make them some of the most boring noise I've ever listened to. All that written, I did like the beginning to "Minefields", it's just too bad the rest of the song didn't hold up. My most insistent question was why does every song have to be so long?
I’m a fire starter? A twisted fire starter! Banger of an Album with classic tracks
Fav electronica album on the list so far, makes me wanna rollerblade real fast. Feeling generous today 3.6 stars
CRAB IS HERE!!! Can’t believe this isn’t crab rave. This thing disappointed me today. I always hear about the prodigy being life changing edm and it was just okay edm. Some of the vocals on this thing are shaman level garbage and some of it is alright. I feel like this is what other people thing linkin park sounds like. Leaving this project with a feeling of “yeah that was alright”. There is some great production on here though.
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
This is lame.
Det hørtes jo ut som æ visste, bare lenger enn de to sangan æ kjenne til.
Nope
Appalling in every respect.
Yee ha. This is great hype music. Falls apart a bit on closer inspection but who cares!
I heard it but don’t remember any of it.
i'm sorry I don't think I can get behind an album that has their first track name listed as 'smack my bitch up'?!??! This whole album is a no for me...
Ok
Ok this kind of music is usually not y thing, but I liked it way more than I thought I would. I listened to it at work and found myself bopping my head to it without even thinking. Very cool vibe.
Was beetje te hyper voor de vibe gister maar is wel goeie voor als je boos bent denk ik
I also smack my bitch up
нет ну жир земли
Haven’t listened to this before, I started this project to widen my taste in music and this is what I was looking for, because I wouldn’t have stumbled upon it otherwise.
really good
Every song sounds the same with the exception of Narayan and Fuel My Fire.
i’ll be really disappointed if i found out that while making me my parents didn’t listen to this
whole album reminded me of the move Thirteen (2003)
Amazing music. How did I not here about The Prodigy before?
Starts off strong but loses momentum about halfway through. Songs start to blur together, still a good listen and a 6/10 for the strong start. Favorite tracks- “Breathe” “Diesel Power”
This is one of the best electronic/techno albums in existence, if you ask me. The 1-2 starting punch of "Smack My Bitch Up" and "Breathe".. then "Funky Shit", "Mindfields", "Firestarter", etc.. it's just a blast from start to finish. Liam Howlett is a creative genius, and his beats are simultaneously catchy, aggressive, and in-your-face.
Deserves 1-star for the first track alone. There's nothing here for me.
Some songs slapped. But it didn't make me go AAAAAAAAA :0 !!!!
Geniaal album!!! Zo belangrijk voor de elektronische muziek!!! Wilde deze al heel lang luisteren, maar nog steeds geen tijd voor gehad. De manier waarop het zo ruimtelijk en groots klinkt, is voor mij een van de beste onderdelen van het album. Geniale productie waarbij niks te veel of te weinig is. Het zal zeker niet de laatste keer zijn dat ik het luister! Om even te braggen, ik had vroeger een synthesizer van the prodigy thuis! Dus slayy !!!
I really don't care for this album. Lyrically uninteresting, which would be okay if the production could carry the project—but it can't. DNF'd
Great vibe, an album with 3 massive tracks from my highchool life. Lots of fun, memorable and awesome production
interesting
Before Listening: I haven’t heard of this album or this band! I’m excited to see what’s in store! After Listening: I wasn’t expecting British rap/electronic! The album wasn’t bad, it just was a lot of the same. The stand out for me was Diesel Power, which I enjoyed.
Keith Flint died during my master’s year. The lecturer came to university the next day dressed as Keith Flint from the Firestarter video, complete with some hairpiece that resembled Keith’s devil horns. We were doing our best to stifle laughing at this man’s peculiar way of mourning since we could tell the death had a profound effect on him but fucking hell was that a tough 50 minutes. Anyway, 5 stars in a grotty UK nightclub, 4 stars elsewhere.
Interesting and different. Not for me though.
If I had been older when this first came out, I would have ate this up.
Ganske kult! Går litt for tregt for en stor drum-and-bass-fan, så føltes litt ut som å høre låt på låt med bare build uten noe drop 😎
Digger det her, masse bangers. Shoutout til den beste konserten på UKA-15
Heilt greitt. Not my cup of tea.
Aggresjon som tror den er tøff, men som bare er slitsom. Allikevel mye bra her, selv om alle låtene er for lange.
thanks, i hate it
The first thing I noticed about The Fat of the Land was that it felt like the soundtrack to a 2000s movie about rebellious teenagers, like an intro sequence where all the characters are being introduced while going out, causing chaos, and just doing whatever they want and I thought that vibe was cool. Now, Even though this isn’t a genre I would normally choose to listen to, there were a few songs that I genuinely enjoyed. At the same time, a lot of the album felt overwhelming. I could understand the energy and the atmosphere this album required but it got to a point that it was too much for me to handle for long periods of time. It’s not something I would put on in my day-to-day life but overall it was a cool listen.
Niet helemaal mijn ding. Maar kan me voorstellen dat je dit kan luisteren.
Rule of Cool
This is a properly good electronic album. A good example of the genre. But to include it as one you must hear before dying is ludicrous. Off this list with thee.
Again something painfully 90’s and maybe one that didn’t age as well as other things from that period. I loved it at the time, bought it on the day of release but just feels a tiny bit one track. That said some great beats, and Narayan remains a favourite
A little too hard core for me
super cool i just wasn’t in the mood 😞
more my style but not quite my tastes just yet
Great album of curious new sounds.
Had more fun with this than I expected. Definitely gave me energy to start my Monday. Won't go back but great listen through.
Firestarter is the song that tells you exactly who Prodigy is: INSTIGATOR! Everything about this is designed to be provocative, to get you to talk about it. Their look, their provocative video for Smack My Bitch Up & lyrics designed to be off putting or offensive to the "normal" people. Punk! Very Punk in that sense.
Noise, but in a good way. Like something I'd hear in Jet Set Radio. I liked Mindfields and Fuel My Fire
Fantastic album.
High energy and better than expected
medio que sigue siempre la misma línea, parece que estás en una peli de acción, drogas y gente cool corriendo en una persecución. lo industrial no es mi onda pero banco los cantos árabes/la onda egipcia faraonesca y medio futurista 2000 matrix, sobretodo banco mucho al cangrejito de la portada.
I was actually sort of happy this popped up. When Firestater landed in N.A. I pretty much discounted them as a novelty. But in the last few years a lot of newer musicians I like have cited The Prodigy as a big influence. I’ve been meaning to check out whatever I was missing. So now the news is in! A decent play. Some of it sounded hopelessly dated. Some holds up. I think the biggest issue was that it’s shallow and repetitive. I did like the energy behind it.
One of the most terrifying albums ever to reach no. 1
didn’t listen i’m lazy
Oddly enough I could have sworn I reviewed this album already? Let me check…. No I guess not. I guess I just listen to this a lot. At least lately. So what’s that tell you? I also see that I mentioned prodigy 3 times in my album reviews. Not bad. I’ll need to check Bowie….yikes. So ya, this album. If dance or trance or whatever music this is classified as had a dark side, this is it. The beats hit hard, there is anger in the vocals and if you have seen these guys anywhere, you know that they mean business. For the genre, this is the top. So that’s how I will treat it. Even the instrumental tracks keep you engaged. Choice cut: Diesel Power
Crabs
Fuck yeah!
Didn’t expect this to go down so well with two kids under 3 on St Stephen’s Day, but they loved it
Tror det er første gang jeg har hørt et helt album av de. Så utrolig, grensesprengende og fet på sitt beste. Men så er det så mye ballast der at jeg en stund vurderte 3.
This record bangs. Almost every record here slaps, and slaps hard. Favourite Track(s): Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe, Firestarter Least Favourite Track(s): Serial Thrilla, Minefields
Hørt i snøstorm søndag 27.12.25 Det e jo noen bangers, men nei, fuck det her. Ta vare på - Smack My Bitch Up - Firestarter - Breathe - Funky Shit skip alt anna
xbox 360
Definitely better than the last Prodigy album I got
anxiety inducing by itself ngl but would make a great video game soundtrack for something like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
DNFed bc I get the point (I think)
It was ok won’t listen again
Wow what a ride this album was, straight adrenaline the whole entire time. This whole album gave me Hotline Miami vibes and I am so for it, feels like something that would feature in the games. As far as electronic albums go this is something I would love to hear at raves and I can totally see the influence on future artists especially in the "Dubstep" and more modern electronic artists. One of my two problems with this album that keeps it from scoring up higher is some of the songs really don't know when to end, like it'll still be going strong and then just cut off and I was there was some kind of closer to each song. My other complaint is the album is a tad bit too long, I wouldn't cut any one song but I feel like by the time I got to Fuel My Fire I was done with the album. I am really surprised I didn't hear this one sooner but I am glad I checked it out now rather then later.
Not my thing but I can see the attraction. 2/5.
Homogenes Konzept, its a crab, bedauerlicherweise kein individuelles herausstechendes Stück.
Soll ich jetzt den Breakbeat zünden? 🔥
It's more grating than offensive, honestly.
Here's an ironic twist on my typical automatic 5 for a record with timeworn sentiment. 'Fat of the Land' used to feel like raw, profane, electronic overload, but now it's dated and deflated a bit. But I can't dismiss what an impact it made in the late 90s along with other technical bombastic dance projects like Crystal Method and Chemical Brothers. The Prodigy came in like meth-addled, psychotic hoodlums, but in the fun, danceable way. This record is their most well-known, but some of the others still feel more fresh and vigorously anarchic.
Absolute banger from 1997, powerful, unsubtle, dance meets punk/metal crossover. Their biggest seller - Keith flint made a huge difference. Has Dance music ever been so mainstream since…..?
Very prodi
Peak 90's dance music. Great beats, inventive sampling. Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe, Diesel Power, Funky Shit, Firestarter
Immediately felt VERY different to what I would usually choose for myself music-wise. But it’s a vibe, energizing. I liked Narayan a lot.
hated it
Music for Sega Genesis commericals
musically very interesting ! some right bangers on this
Genuinely curious why this is apart of the list
Coolo on a Monday
I remember a prodigy song on big whiney tunes and thinking it was great. The album has not aged well I did not enjoy it.
Cool ish
Hard-hitting, groovy, menacing, and a little too long and repetitive. The good tracks hit like a truck, but I feel like this is better suited for a dancefloor or a club than a solo listen.
Not really my cup of tea. Some good grooves created, but it all started lacking variety and sounded all the same to me.
Classic breakbeat anthems
Findet irgendwie jeder cool. Ich auch.
I remember this being better, perhaps it didn't age well? Still... its not bad.
Has one of my least favorite and all-time favorite songs on the same album. I can’t pretend I’m not a manwhore for a breakbeat. All the noise in my ears makes my brain buzz. Howlett’s sample game is so strong.
After days of bluesy rock bands from across the decades, having this roll along was rad.
Interesting....almost a 3 but didn't finish the album propaaaa - the beat precedes the lyrics tbh
This is outrageous, this is contagious Sooo futile If this was not an inspiration for Jeremy from peep show, i don't know what was
Where's crab rave?
Dance club classic from my youth. Played it three times during the day, felt like dancing.
Good album. Reminds me of Chicago underground in the mid-late 90's.
I don't understand the hype. Maybe the lyrics are too cerebral for me?
Nostalgic but not a lot else
How do you not like this?
Plenty of fun and incredible album art
The Prodigy’s seamless blend of EDM with punk, rock, and hip-hop elements was a real achievement on "The Fat of the Land." I couldn’t remember the last time I listened to the album—or whether I’d ever actually sat down and played it straight through—but revisiting it was far more enjoyable than my memory had suggested.
Man this is great. The up-tempo, aggressive electronica just creams my twinkie. This is stuff that just makes you want to move. The album flows really well. They pepper in the bangers at the right spots so the lesser tracks don't pull the listening experience down.
Call me dramatic but it’s very hard for me to care about an album when the first song is called “smack my bitch up”
You do not get more 90s Electronica than this.
I think the number of albums saying this is the seminal album of the genre is an indictment on the genre more than an endorsement of this album.
Solid
sounds like shit
I do very dangerous things when I listen to this album.
God hearing this album was a great, still bummed that I didn't get to see them in the US tour before Keith passed away, rest in peace firestarter
Great album, takes me back to the early 2000s!
If it has to be electronic music (which I don't really like), then I'm happy to go with The Prodigy. “The Fat of the Land” is the relevant album here, and I can still remember hearing “Firestarter” everywhere for a while. Of course, this album is also quite monotonous, but at least Keith Flint brings a certain punk attitude to it, and you have to give The Prodigy credit for the fact that their beats are instantly recognizable. At the time, “The Fat of the Land” could even be described as innovative—no one else was so consistently sitting on the fence back then. Conclusion: never my favorite album, but a respectable milestone in music history.
No es mi estilo
I bought this when it came out in 1997, and it hasn't changed. Full of banging tunes, but as an album it's a bit one-paced and by the end I'm tired of it.
What in the Tony Hawk Pro Skater is going on here. It is what it is, not on my daily or weekly or monthly spins but hey it's kinda a vibe.
Can't wait to ask Alexa to play "Smack My Bitch Up" in the nursing home some day. While the title/main sample are unnecessarily aggressive, it's an undeniably fun song. Diesel Power featuring a Kool Keith, is fine enough. Lots of shuffling drums and vocals that sound like they are being forced in and out of pipes or timewarps. I don't hate it by any means, but it has completely become background and indistinguishable by Narayan. Yeah, my general impression after listening through twice is that it is a little better than just fine, but not enough to be really "special." I like this for innocuous background working music, but couldn't see myself actually dedicating a listen otherwise. So in that sense, I see this as a 3.
Great album cover. Decent album as far as electronic goes. Certainly is aggressive. Climbitize was my fave.
In terms of British techno, this has to be one of the best albums I have listened to. Knew a few of these songs probably from other samples. Breathe was definitely in a video game that I played growing up but cannot find an answer for it. Shoutout to the cool ass crab on the album cover, he rules. Still not my favorite type of music but this album had me bumping.
Ah yes, all our parents favorite song "Smack My Bitch Up." I'm really enjoying this more than the last Prodigy album we had. Making me want to run through a wall. Loving the middle eastern vibes on Climbatize. Bassline is pretty sick. I enjoyed that way more than I thought I would. Low 4.
Banger after banger
Actually listened to this fairly recently after watching a Halloween cover set of theirs. This album is great, very of its time I think, but still stands up today as some of the best radio frienu industrial tinged electronic music. Such a vibe.
i alr knew this one cus of migo but never listened to it end to end. each song independently was p good the beats r fun but too repetitive altogether. it giving the background music of my nintendo gameboy racing game <3
3+ Stars (9/15)
Some iconic tracks here but overall I was surprised that as a whole the album is pretty boring.
Horrible
Contrary to the majority, no way did I need to hear this. I can't even eke out a 2.
This is not the crab rave I remembered. Weird, but grew on me.
Another Prodigy classic. They’ve got their foot on the gas the whole way through as they delve into a slightly more aggressive sound. Honestly I have no idea how I’d rank their first three albums, all amazing. A couple of the songs run a bit long for me on the back half but the album is primarily filled with hits. This is their best album cover as well, iconic. Rating: 4.8
absolutely fire. this shit is like crack. standout tracks: smack my bitch up, breathe, narayan, firestarter
Great tracks, I really enjoyed this. The album cover reminded me of crab rave but man did this album really captivate me. I always loved old school EDM as they influenced later artists that I also enjoy.
Nices Album Cover. Gute Musik
One of my favorites in the 90s. Nothing in the list so far sounded anything like it. I guess i dont always have the energy for this but when i do this is so cool.
Banger after banger. A classic electronic album that any fan of the genre needs to hear.
The best of their albums. Three classic hits and several other good tracks.
It’s ok. Some cool bears. They mix electronic with harder rock. Nothing revolutionary.
Every single track on this album is a hit. The aggressive tracks on this defined a lot of the sound I remember from the later 90s.
Loud and bombastic, this album doesn't hold back. Firestarter is obviously the stand out song, an absolute classic
7/10
nice textures and ill sample on the opener. Firestarter is a banger tho
techno
🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌
I remember the excitement of it coming out, but I didn't really get it then, and not sure I do now.
90s electronica, another artist that's new to me. I was able to enjoy the vibe it cast while I was working.
It’s great!
Not my style
Excellent album, a real music changer back in the day, awesome - Firestarter
Banger album cover. I'm not the biggest electronic music fan but this was fun.
The Fat of the Land isn’t really my jam, but I can’t deny how cool it is. The beats get repetitive, yet those counter-melody vocals keep everything moving with just enough variety. It’s big, loud, chaotic fun — and honestly, when my alt-FM station throws on ‘Firestarter,’ I’m not changing the dial.
This is a total masterpiece. I have loved this album since 1997.
Lots of noise, lots of energy. Felt like a non-stop action sequence from a 90s/00s movie. Not the best thing for a slow, rainy Monday morning but I don’t think I would have liked it much in any setting.
(64/100)
I think I picked this up the day it came out. I had the previous two albums and had always enjoyed the band, both on record and live. This album certainly includes a few classic Prodigy tracks - and Firestarter was massive at the time. Almost 30 years later it doesn’t sound as fresh as it used to though. Still liked it, but you can tell it’s of a certain era.
Didnt hate this (I'd expected to) but the first track limits it's score to a 3
I know singles but have never listed to a whole album. This was fucking great. I don't think of The Prodigy as a band I would listen to but I have seen them live twice and both times were incredible.
It's just unhinged fun and danceable energy, full of memorable hooks and beats, yearly listen mandatory
Legend!
It's alright
The Prodigy är riktigt jäkla coolt.
Ett helt mästerligt album. Skickade antagligen gruppen in i allmänhetens medvetande med låtar som Smack My Bitch Up och Firestarter. Båda två är helt enorma 90tals anthems. Men alla låtar på skivan är top tier enligt mig. Detta är en av mina mest formativa plattor. Skulle jag välja 10 skivor och artister som format min musiksmak och stil tidigt i livet så skulle The Prodigy vara med där, tillsammans med mina andra musikaliska titaner. Ljuvligt är vad det är. Jag tycker att det är svårt att välja om denna skivan som kom innan - Music for the jilted generation är bättre men båda är världsklass. Konstigt nog förväntade jag mig inte att denna fanns med på listan vi lyssnar på men det är ju självklart att så är fallet. Ve
hrll yeah
MASTERPIECE!
I listened to this three times in a row. It's so fun! I've always known 'of' prodigy, but never listened to a full album all the way through. Is all electronic music this good??? anyway, 5 stars, gonna bang this one often.
Amazing piece of electronic music. The sampling in this album is top tier. I genuinely don't know how people have the ability to stretch, warp, manipulate specific samples to fit so cohesively with each other. Obviously this album has the bangers everyone knows but the other tracks definitely deserve a proper listen too. Can see how this album could have laid the foundations for future releases in the electronic/punk/rock crossover such as pendulum, skrillex or chase & status. Iconic.
There are some bangers on here but that repetition really just puts a damper on the rest of the album. Still. I liked it for the most part. Top 4: Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe, Diesel Power, and Funky Shit All there is repetitive songs but no "bad songs" I guess. 3.25-3.50/5
I don’t know if I can give this a 5 when I only gave jilted generation a 4. The highs are higher but there are a couple of lows / too long songs.
Feel like the consensus was this dropped off compared to Jilted Generation, but I think it's still really good
I know it was ground breaking for its time but i feel like it didn’t age well at all haha
Loved this, great album!
I'm so happy to go from the completely flaccid Steely Dan to rock hard and throbbing The Prodigy. This is an album that really defined a genre in the late 90's and held prevalence well into the 2000's. With this album I think, high school, Unreal Tournament, CKY, that crappy movie Swordfish with John Travolta, Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman, and Blade. This album blends EDM and rock/punk in such a great way that really amps you up. Yeah, the style is a bit outdated now, but these songs went so hard at the time and were revolutionary by combining heavy rock with rave culture, and they fit so well.
Nowhere near as good as their first two albums. Marks the point where they began to try a little too hard...
If hilltop hoods and edm had a baby
Oh no, not again! I've seen other reviewers describe music like this as lobby music for a Nintendo 64 snowboarding game, and yeah that's it for me too. Hard pass.
Some bangin tunes
Rad
Unlistenable
Mixed feelings. Like the crab. You can't help but be caught up in the aggressive energy, but it makes me feel kind of...dirty? Lol maybe I need to be more open minded. I may come back to this
I turned this shit off after about 4 songs. It sucks and I hated it
Payday 2 music but without the crime (less fun)
Couple good songs. Turns into repetitive slop. I might come back to a couple songs, but I'll never listen to the full album again.
I like the crab on the album cover. Electronica hasn't been my favorite genre, but this has vocals that keep it interesting. I would say this type of electronica is definitely more palatable to me. I would probably listen to any of these songs again and if someone ever wants an electronica album to listen to, I can recommend this one. Mostly for the crab.
This is a great album. Love to listen to it during a workout
Wall to wall bangers.
Most of the time with electronic music I find it hard to focus on the music and kind of zone out. The first track was good, and Breathe was also pretty good, and distinct enough that you can actually tell the difference (another issue I tend to have with electronic music). It didn't really get better though, and never got as good as the first song. But that crab cover is sweet, so I'm giving it an extra star for that.
Epic.
Incredible album that stands the test of time
This was probably the first 'electronic' album I ever purchased. The imagery from the 'Firestarter' video was bizarre and menacing in a way that I hadn't seen before. I think they were probably one of the first, if not the first, electronic artist to really style themselves like a rock band, which was honestly the necessary ingredient for a suburban 18 year old like me to buy in, not to mention the MTV marketing machine, etc. Overall the album holds up, if in a background music sort of way. The beats are fun and it's not too dense. The impact of this album is about a specific moment in time and it never really transcends that. But fun to listen to for nostalgic purposes. And the album cover is fucking great.
This is outrageous, this is contagious
Not the worse, not the best electronic album. Did go by quick! high 2/5
I don't get it. Every single song on here literally has the same drum beat. Listening to this album was like going to a job you hate. You feel like you have to do a good job but it's not a pleasant feeling. At one point I stepped outside for about 30 seconds and when I came back in I thought it was still the same song. But no, it had gone on to the next song. That pretty much sums up the entire album.
good but not my thing